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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: County Development Plans (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has received an application from Cork County Council to secure funds for the development of Monard, County Cork, which has been identified as the location of a new town on the county development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11998/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 454. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has removed the subsidy for blood test strips; if so, the reason; the way it is expected that diabetics will be able to afford the strips without subsidisation. [11192/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 455. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for a final decision on the reimbursement of translarna in view of the fact that it was originally submitted for health technology assessment in October 2015 and is now available in most European countries; if its reimbursement will require approval from his Department or the Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 456. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the drug translarna for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is currently available to 80% of eligible persons across the EU, including in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and the Isle of Man; the details of the engagement between the HSE and the manufacturer to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 457. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a decision on the reimbursement of translarna will be communicated to families (details supplied). [11195/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ten Irish sufferers of MPS IVA morquio disease cannot receive the medication Vimizin for treatment through local hospital based care or home care, similar to children in the UK with this condition and many others on mainland Europe. [11490/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 542. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 1.5 million personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 543. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 200 intensive home-care packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11621/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing the weekly income limits for the GP-visit card by 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively. [11622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 545. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s current estimated full-year cost of providing free general practitioner care to all the population. [11623/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of increasing the number of critical care beds to 579, as recommended by a 2009 report; and the number of additional beds this would entail. [11624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 150 inpatient rehabilitation beds. [11625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses newly recruited in 2016 in public and voluntary hospitals; the number of nurses newly recruited to date in 2017; the full-year cost of their recruitment in each timeframe; and the net increase in nursing numbers resulting from this recruitment. [11637/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists recruited in 2016; the number recruited to date in 2017; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care, acute and disability services; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in speech and language therapists numbers resulting from this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 551. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists newly recruited in 2016; the number recruited to date in 2017; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care, acute and disability services; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in occupational therapists numbers resulting from this recruitment....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists newly recruited in 2016; the number recruited to date in 2017; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care, acute and disability services; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in physiotherapists numbers resulting from this recruitment. [11640/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists currently employed in each CHO, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11641/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed in each CHO, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11642/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists currently employed in each CHO, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11643/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 556. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11644/17]